A partnership between Rolls Royce and the U.K.-based Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is helping people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) preserve the sound of their voices simply by reading a book into a computer. Called voice banking, the process is a way to record a person’s voice…

A Phase 2 clinical trial has begun dosing patients to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Denali Therapeutics‘ investigational oral therapy SAR443820 in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The study, dubbed HIMALAYA (NCT05237284), is recruiting about 260 adults at sites in the U.S., Belgium, France, Germany,…

ProMIS Neurosciences announced plans to advance a monoclonal antibody against toxic TDP-43 protein clumps as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The candidate antibody therapy, called PMN267, has shown promise in preclinical experiments conducted at independent institutions, the company also reported in a press release. Nearly all cases…

Treatment with AMX0035 significantly extended the median survival of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients by more than 10 months compared with a placebo, a new analysis of the Phase 2/3 CENTAUR clinical trial indicates. That survival difference was even greater in patients who continued to receive AMX0035 in the open-label…

A couple weeks ago, one of our toilet tanks developed a crack and started leaking. I turned off the water, and while we waited for a new tank to arrive, we filled a bucket with water from the tub to flush the toilet or used the other bathroom. On Saturday,…

WVE-004, Wave Life Sciences‘ experimental therapy for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with mutations in the C9ORF72 gene, has demonstrated proof-of-concept efficacy in cell and animal models, a new study shows. The nucleic acid-based therapy was able to “potently” reduce the toxic RNA molecules and small proteins…

“Take my hand, precious Lord, Lead me home. … When my life is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call, Hold my hand lest I fall.” Although I fall light-years shy of the realm of gospel music aficionado, certain songs of that genre move me like no selection from…

“I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time, I’d have said the right thing, but I must have used the wrong line, I’d have took the right road, but I must have took a wrong turn, Would have made the right move, but I…

ALS life sure involves a lot of sitting. Although I keep myself busy with daily projects, most of what I do has me sitting at a computer. Added to that, I sit when eating meals, watching TV, riding in our van, and riding my mobility scooter. That’s a whole lot…

“The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.”  Time fascinates me, now more than ever. In my own way, in the face of ALS, I’ve learned to enjoy its passing.  I am writing this seconds after hearing…